Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Polyplacophora
Ordo: Ischnochitonina
Familia: Chitonidae
Genus: Liolophura
Species: L. hirtosa – L. japonica – L. loochooana
Liolophura is a genus[1] of chitons, or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. [2]
Taxonomy
Liolophura is classified within the family Chitonidae, subfamily Acanthopleurinae. Species include:
Liolophura arenosa (Ferreira, 1986)
Liolophura gaimardi (Blainville, 1825)
Liolophura hirtosa (Péron MS, Blainville, 1825)
Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873)
Liolophura koreana Yeo and Hwang, 2021 [3]
Liolophura rehderi (Ferreira, 1986)
Liolophura sinensis Choi, Park, and Hwang, 2021 [4]
Liolophura tenuispinosa Leloup, 1939
References
"Genus Liolophura". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
Choi, E.H.; Yeo, M.Y.; Kim, G.; et al. (2021). "Liolophura species discrimination with geographical distribution patterns and their divergence and expansion history on the northwestern Pacific coast". Scientific Reports. 11 (17602). Nature: 294–310. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-96823-5. PMC 8413323.
Philippe Bouchet (2021-09-05). "Liolophura koreana Yeo & U. W. Hwang, 2021". WoRMS.
Philippe Bouchet (2021-09-05). "Liolophura sinensis Choi, B. Park & U. W. Hwang, 2021". MolluscaBase.
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